Mark Bennington

Mark Bennington

Birth : 1969-08-20,

History

Mark Bennington is an internationally known photographer and best known as an actor for his work on: Star Trek: Voyager, NYPD Blue, Charmed and more recently in the films- Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran, Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!, and upcoming Kesari. As an actor, Mark trained with Mike Nichols, Paul Sills & George Morrison at the New Actors Workshop in Manhattan. After graduating, he worked for 2 years with Diane Paulus & Randy Weiner's experimental theater ensemble 'Project 400' and later landed his first big theater gig in the Royal National Theatre's production of "An Enemy of the People" directed by Trevor Nunn, starring Sir Ian McKellen. He worked as an actor in regional theater for years before picking up the camera. As a photographer, Mark's work has been published in The Atlantic, The Huffington Post, UpWorthy, CNN, Photo District News, GQ India, Verve Magazine, Man's World Magazine, Asian Photography, Worth Magazine, The Los Angeles Times, The LA Weekly, The Wall Street Journal, Platform Magazine, Forbes Magazine, The Times of India, The Virginia Quarterly Review, The Boston Globe, Lucky Magazine, Self Magazine, BuzzFeed and many more. Mark authored of the acclaimed photography book "Living the Dream: The Life of the 'Bollywood' Actor (HarperCollins, 2017) and is an adjunct professor of photography at The S.I. Newhouse School of Media and Communication at Syracuse University. His work has been exhibited in Rome, Tokyo, New York City, San Fransisco, Berlin and London. As a drummer, Mark played over 400 shows and recorded 3 albums with the legendary LA roots/rock band '50cent Haircut' (Knitting Factory Records). Based in Mumbai, he married cultural anthropologist Taapsi Ramchandani on December 21, 2013.

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Mark Bennington

Movies

Shamshera
Governor
Set in the 1800s, the film is about a "dacoit" tribe who take charge in fight for their rights and independence against the British.
RRR
Cunningham
A fictional history of two legendary revolutionaries' journey away from home before they began fighting for their country in the 1920s.
Not Out
Two former lovers, one a former IPL cricket star and the other the wealthy owner of an IPL team, who have not seen each other in a year are thrust together once again after one is brutally attacked. In the course of an evening, they rediscover their profound love for one another and why they tragically can never be together.
Angrezi Medium
Officer Steve
When his daughter decides to further her studies in London, a hardworking Haryanvi businessman does everything in power to make her dreams come true.
Commando 3
Alvin
A mysterious man is on an impending mission to attack the country from his base in London. Karan Singh Dogra sets out to hunt down the antagonist aided by the British Intelligence.
Kesari
John Haughton
In 1897, an army of 21 Sikhs battles 10,000 Afghans to prevent the Saragarhi Fort from being taken down.
Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran
Daniel
A look at India's second confidential nuclear test series at Pokhran lead by Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, during the time of PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee's tenure.
Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!
Deputy Commissioner Wilkie
Byomkesh, fresh out of college, agrees to investigate the disappearance of Bhuvan, a chemist. Assisted by Bhuvan's son Ajit, Byomkesh links the case to a larger conspiracy that will unsettle Calcutta.
And Then Came Summer
Kevin
A reunion of family and friends becomes an unforgettable vacation when two teenage boys discover their secret feelings toward one another. The relationship is eventually exposed to their families - leading to denial and a questioning of self-worth from each of the boys. The exposed relationship brings to light that one of the boys was previously institutionalized for his homosexuality by his older brother.